Global Health Leadership Forum
An International Program to Rethink
Health Policy and Health Systems Change
PAST PARTICIPANTS
Participants are in a variety of high-level occupations and hail from many different countries. Attendees are CEOs or other high-level people in health ministries, hospital organizations, pharmaceutical companies, health research organizations, health plans, insurance companies, a medical device company, a wellness company and two consulting companies.
Osei Acheampong, M.Sc., M.B.A.
Ghana
Director of Operations, National Health Insurance Council (NHIC)
Responsibilities:- Oversee the operational activities at all the 139 District Health Insurance Schemes in Ghana
- Harvard School of Public Health: M.Sc. in Health Policy and Management
- Yale School of Management: M.B.A.
- Brown University: B.A. in Urban Studies
Neal Adams, M.P.H., M.D.
USA
Director of Special Projects, California Institute for Mental Health
Responsibilities:- Member of the senior management team responsible for development and funding of a range of innovative projects impacting mental health practice in California
- Provide leadership and consultation on a wide range of projects and initiatives including but not limited to implementation of evidence-based practices and toolkits, quality improvement learning collaboratives, workforce development, training on person-centered care, recovery and treatment planning and utilization management, implementation of the Mental Health Services Act, liason with county and state medical directors, liaison with international organizations, liaison with SAMHSA, conference planning and coordination, grant applications and implementation, research, academic liaison and partnerships, inter-agency collaboration and consultation with specific counties on quality management and program improvement
- Mental health policy
- Leadership development and workforce
- Person-centered care and treatment planning
- Quality improvement and systems transformation
- Evidence-based practices implementation
- Services research
- Northwestern University: M.D.
- Harvard University: M.P.H.
- University of California, Santa Cruz and University of California, Berkeley: B.A. with honors
Tayeb Al-Hafez, M.D.
Syria / USA
Regional Medical Director, Pacific West Region, Hospitalist Division, EmCare, Inc.
Responsibilities:- Provide on-site support in management of the clinical aspects of the Hospitalist Division operations
- Assist in new contract start-ups
- Provide marketing assistance
- Assist Medical Directors and the hospitalist physicians at each client hospital in the following areas:
- Creating a professional atmosphere conducive to a high standard of patient care
- Investigating patient complaints and incident reports
- Interaction with the Chiefs of Service of the Medical Staffs
- Advise on existing policy and development of new policies as the need arises
- Assist the Regional Director of Operations and the Nursing Supervisor at the client facility:
- To develop a high standard of patient care
- To coordinate work flow between the hospitalist practice and other ancillary departments
- To assist in the inservice training of appropriate hospital personnel
- Assist in the review of written Hospitalist Service policies and procedures that affect the medical care of patients who receive inpatient care
- Palliative care
- Hospital based medicine
- Tichreen University, School of Medicine: M.D.
Hanan Al Kuwair, Ph.D.
Qatar
Managing Director, Hamad Medical Corporation
Responsibilities:- Responsible for the overall operations and strategic directions of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)
Education:
- PhD in Health Care Management from the Center for Public Policy and Evaluation, Department of Government, at Brunel University, UK
- Masters and Bachelors in Health Care Management from Webster University and Croix Rouge de Lausanne in Switzerland
John Amphlett
United Kingdom
Director of Corporate Planning, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Walsgrave Hospital
- Strategy
- Service and business planning
- Corporate objectives
- Agreement of annual contracts with primary care trusts to provide health care to their population (jointly with Director of Finance)
- Performance management
- Planning
- Performance management
- University of Leicester (YR 1), Croydon College (YR 2); United Kingdom
- Polytechnic of the South Bank, London: Institute of Health Service Managers Diploma
Samuel George Anarwat, M.A.
Ghana
Policy and Research Officer, BasicNeeds Ghana
Responsibilities:- Policy advocacy and research on community mental health and development while working in partnership with the mental health unit of the Ghana health services
- Research monitoring and evaluation
- Capacity building of community psychiatric nurses and health volunteers on health data collection and basic research
- Technical assistance on health insurance
- Training workshops for nurses on health insurance in the 10 regions of Ghana
- Behavior change survey on HIV/AIDS
- Grant proposal development
- Conducting baseline studies on Mental Health and Development
- Health systems and health economics research
- Quality of health care, reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS
- Social dimensions of mental health and development
- Child rights promotion and protection
- Poverty reduction
- Good governance and rights-based development
- Evaluation of development programmes and projects
- University of Ghana, Legon: M.A. in Development Studies
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana: B.A. in Economics and French
- Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar-Senegal: Diplôme Supérieur d'etude de Français (DSEF) Mention Assez-bien
Spain
Coordinator, Health Program, Catsalut
Catalan Health Authority, responsible for evaluating the new financing system based on adjusted capitation to health areas.
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona: MD, with specialty in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and PhD
- University of Wales, United Kingdom: MSc in Epidemiology and Health Planning
Naiara Artaza
Spain
Head of Prospecting, Basque Institute for Healthcare Innovation – Basque Foundation for Healthcare Innovation and Research, Basque Government
- Strategic research in healthcare management, organizational change and new policies
- Continual study and research in the reinvention of organizations, instruments and management systems, prospecting, anticipating trends and changes in demand and disseminating them in the Basque health system
- Providing consultancy support to the Department of Health of the Basque Government
- Establishing relationships and partnerships with national and international organizations for collaboration in research projects
- Developing educational programs and courses for healthcare managers of the Basque Health System
- The complexity science and its applicability to healthcare management
- Strategy
- Innovation
- Organizational change
- Healthcare policy and management in general
- Health system's performance
- Universidad de Deusto Bilbao, Bachelor of Law
- Universidad de Deusto Bilbao, Diploma in Economics
Godwin Asuquo, R.N., M.P.H., M.A.
Nigeria
Senior Program Officer (HIV/AIDS and TB), ENHANSE Project / USAID
Responsibilities:- Providing technical assistance and training to governmental, military, uniformed services and NGOs and private sector partners in the analysis of HIV/AIDS/RH data, policy issues and strategies
- Planning and monitoring of project activities especially HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support
- Working with NGOs and community organizations in program planning, policy dialogue and awareness raising and development of strategic plans
- Health care leadership
- Policy and management
- HIV/AIDS care and support
- St. Clement's University: Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management - In View: graduation due date September 2006
- Emory University: M.P.H. in Nursing
- University of Exter: M.A. in Applied Population Research
- University of Calabar: B.Sc. in Health Education
- Diploma in Nursing Education / Registered Nurse Certificate
Léonard Aucoin, M. Ps., M.P.H.
Canada
President and CEO, InfoVeille Santé
- Founder of InfoVeille Santé ltée
- InfoVeille Santé is a healthcare information-brokering firm. It operates www.infoveillesante.com, a French-speaking website designed as a newsletter for healthcare managers and planners
Responsibilities:
- President and CEO of InfoVeille Santé
- Healthcare policy and management consultant
- Major contributor to www.infoveillesante.com
Professional areas of interest:
- Healthcare policy in general: coverage, financing, equity, access, priority setting
- Healthcare management: quality, effectiveness and efficiency measurement, incentives design, technology assessment
Education:
- University of Montreal: M. Ps., Clinical Psychology
- University of California, Berkeley: M.P.H. in Health Planning and Policy
Ramsey Awad
Australia
Deputy Director, Health Service Performance Improvement Unit, NSW Health
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing system-wide improvement in the performance of NSW Health through the development and implementation of major initiatives forcusing on Patient Centred Care
- Appointed in a dual capacity as Deputy Director of the Clinical Services Redesign Program leading the development and implementation of NSW Health's most critical performance programs which will determine major structural reforms in the provision of clinical services.
Ladi Awosika, M.B., B.S.
Nigeria
Chief Executive, Total Health Trust (THT) HMO, Nigeria
Responsibilities:
- Marketing of THT health plans nationwide
- Developing international partnerships and affiliations with other health plans and organizations
- Developed 305 PCP National Provider Network in Nigeria
- Responsible for HMO and private health insurance market development in Nigeria
- Development and advocacy for Private/Public cooperation in health care in Africa
- Serves as principal resource person & consultant for drawing up guidelines for the National Health Insurance Scheme for Nigeria
- Resource Person on Health Sector Reform to Ministry of Health
Professional areas of interest:
- Development of innovative managed care programs for the poor and less-privileged
Education:
- 1974 College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria, M.B., BS
Ian Ayres, M.B.A.
United Kingdom
Head of Business Operations, BUPA Commissioning
Education:- Columbia Business School: Senior Executive Program
- University of Warwick: M.B.A.
- University of Surrey: B.Sc. Human Science
Bukola Azeez, M.Sc.
Nigeria
Policy Officer, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Health & Human Services Secretariat HPRS Unit
- University of Lagos, College of Medicine: Master of Science Biochemistry (Nutritional Biochemistry)
- Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State: Bachelor of Technology (Biochemistry)
Donya Aziz, M.D.
Pakistan
Member, National Assembly of Pakistan (Pakistan Muslim League)
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Population Welfare
Central Joint Secretary, Pakistan Muslim League
- Liaison between Ministry of Population Welfare and Parliament
- Advocacy for population welfare and reproductive health
- Population and demographic issues
- Maternal and reproductive health
- HIV / AIDS
- Foreign affairs
- Punjab University, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Medical Bachelors and Bachelors of Surgery
- Punjab University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan: Bachelors of Science
Mark Bassett, M.A.
United Kingdom
Head of Public Policy, BUPA Group, London, 1999-2003 and 2005 to date
Responsibilities:
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Manage BUPA Group Government Relations team: lead responsibility for public policy advice to and lobbying by BUPA’s domestic and international health insurance businesses; lead responsibility for policy advice and lobbying re European Union institutions; supervision of UK Parliamentary Affairs.
Relevant Experience::
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Twenty years UK and international experience as a health policy adviser and thought leader. Extensive experience of health policy from multiple perspectives including: health services manager, political adviser, civil servant, academic, private sector health policy adviser and World Bank inward secondee (Senior Health Specialist & iFHP Fellow, HNP Hub, 2003-2005).
International experience includes: WHO Euro Regional Health Economics Intern(1992), Planning Adviser to Chief of Sverdlovsk Regional Health Board, Russia (1993-4), work for UK DoH and FCO in Russia, Ireland and USA (1994-8), World Bank missions to Malaysia, Singapore (WBI), Ghana (2), Iran (WBI), Saudi Arabia and WHO EIP and ILO Geneva (2003-2005), and work for BUPA in USA, Ireland, the Netherlands, Brussels and China (1997-2007).
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Areas of particular interest include: health financing (including pubic and private health insurance), the sequencing of health system reforms and inter-sectoral action for health gain.
Education:
- Kings College, London University 1977-1980,
Brad Beira, M.A.
South Africa
- Head, Integrated Health Risk Management, Lekana Employee Benefit Solutions
- Certified Chiropractic Sport Physician
- Creating a strategic direction and implementation plan for health management transformation in line with the legislative and commerical frameworks for government departments, parastatal entities, and private companies with 500 - 30,000 employees
- Developing educational programs and courses for executives and health risk management professional and non professional persons
- Forging strategic partnerships with medical insurers, administrators, and health service provider groups to ensure smooth execution of health service delivery
- Managing the educational elements of the management development programs that Agility offers to pharmaceutical and hospital management organisations
- Technikon Natal, South Africa: M.A. in Technology, Chiropractic
- International Chiropractic Sport Science Diploma, F.I.C.S.
Nora Brown
Washington, DC
Chief Operating Officer, Management Education & Research Consortium
Responsibilities:
Management Education & Research Consortium, Washington, DC Chief Operating Officer November 2006-Present
- Oversee all Program Operations
- Perform secretariat function of the Global Business School Network
- Develop program proposals and manage donor relations
- Identify and develop new partnership opportunities
International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Consultant, Global Business School Network September 2005-Present
- Manage capacity building programs in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, and South Africa
- Supervise local field managers and international consultants
- Carry out internal supervision including monitoring and evaluation of all unit projects
- Develop new project concepts and implement strategy for future ventures
Professional areas of interest:
- Playspace Activity Leader, Horizon’s for Homeless Children, Boston, MA
- Marketing & Communications Volunteer, Africare, Washington DC
Education:
- Johns Hopkins University Washington, DC, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Bologna Italy, Master of Arts, International Relations, May 2005
- Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Krieger School of Arts & Sciences May 2000 Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
Simone Buitendijk, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
The Netherlands
Head, Research Group Reproduction and Perinatology
Responsibilities:
- TNO Prevention and Health
- Epidemiological research and management, including strategic planning and development of new health policies
Professional activities:
- State Institute of Public Health Committee - ‘National Report Public Health and Prevention’
- National Health Care Insurance Council Committee – ‘Pre- and post natal screening’
- Dutch Health Council Committee – ‘Alcohol in Pregnancy and Lactation’
- Steering Committee project – ‘European Perinatal indicators (PERISTAT)’
- Dutch Society for Epidemiology
- European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Education:
- Yale University, New Haven, CT: MPH
- State University of Leiden, Faculty of Medicine: Ph.D.
- State University of Utrecht, School of Medicine: M.D.
Spain
CEO, Mutuam, a mutual benefit society oriented to care of elderly people and for primary health care for the Catalan Health Service- ESADE, Barcelona: Masters in Management
United States
Vice President-Marketing, Gastroenterology and Urology, Medtronic, Inc.
- Harvard Business School: MBA in General Management
- Carleton College: BA in Economics
Mary Burrows, MBE, B.Sc., M.B.A., LL.M.
United Kingdom
- Chief Executive, Northampton Primary Care Trust: covers a mainly urban population of 219,000
- Appointed by Ministers to the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation: planning corporation will oversee the development of 40,000 homes in the Northampton area; Burrows' focus will be on health / social care infrastructure and community development
- Managerial and clinical leadership
- Cultural understanding
- Developing people and organizations to rise to policy challenges and not only achieve them, but exceed them
- University of Wales, Cardiff: LL.M.
- University of Leicester, England: M.B.A.
- Washington State University: B.S. in Bacteriology and Public Health
Wendell Calderon, M.H.A.
Philippines
Responsibilities:
- Planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling the Operations and Management of the Provincial Health Office and Hospital
- University of the Philippines: M.H.A.
Spain
Director, Division of Administration
Public Health Agency Barcelona
- Universitat de Barcelona: MPH, Public Health
- Universitat de Barcelona: MD Preventive Medicine and Public Health Specialist
Alfredo Luiz De Almeida Cardoso, MD, MBA
Brazil
Executive Director, National Agency for Supplementary Health
Responsibilities:
- Executive Director of the Federal Regulatory Agency for Health Plans and Health Insurances.
- responsible for providing official permission to companies who work in this market
- analyze the economic performance of these companies.
- George Washington University: Market Regulation, 2005
- Coppead, UFRJ: MBA, 1999
- AMIB: Intensive Care Physician, 1994
- Medical Residence, Hosptial Marcílio Dias, Brazilian Navy: Internist, 1989-1991
- Universidade Federal Fluminense: Graduation in Medical School, 1985
Peter Carroll, M.D.
United States
- Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
- Kenn and Donna Derr-Chevron Distinguished Professor
- Surgeon-in-Chief, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Clinical Director, Prostate Cancer Program, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Director, UCSF Prostate Cancer Center, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Program Leader, Program in Urologic Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA
- Lead the multi-disciplinary faculty practice in urologic oncology
- Direct CaPSURE™, a national disease registry of over 12,500 patients with prostate cancer treated at 31 sites
- Co-Principal Investigator on the UCSF Prostate Cancer SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence)
- Serve as clinical co-Investigator of the SPORE project, "Prediction of Progression / Metastatic Phenotype by Genomic Analysis of Primary Prostate Cancer Specimens"
- Co-lead the SPORE's Developmental Research and Career Development Programs
- Principal Investigator of the NIH-funded "Molecular Effects of Nutrition Supplements Prostate Study"
- Responsible for creating the UCSF Prostate Cancer Advocate Group, a group of survivors and family members who provide financial support as well as the patient perspective on prostate cancer research initiatives at UCSF
- Study and management of urologic cancers
- Innovative methods of urinary tract reconstruction
- Impact of cancer detection and treatment on quality of life
- University of California, San Francisco: Residency in Urology
- University of California, San Francisco: Residency in Surgery
- Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.: M.D.
- University of California, Berkeley: B.A. in Zoology
Spain
- Director, Castellón Abogados Consultants
- Vice President, CrossRoad Biotech
- Lead the group of consultants in the firm
- Give support to a seed capital company centered on biotechnology founded by firm
- Harvard University, School of Public Health & JFK School of Government: M.Sc. Health Policy and Management
- Harvard University, School of Public Health: M.P.H.
- National Residency Program, Spain: Internal Medicine Specialist
- Central University, School of Medicine, Madrid, Spain: M.D.
- Autonomous University, Madrid Spain: B.A. in Economics
Sonia Chehil, MD, ME
Canada
Clinical Faculty Appointment, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
Responsibilities:
- Clinical Faculty Appointment: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
- Clinical Faculty Appointment: Deputy Head, Section of International Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
- Assistant Professor Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
- Project Partner – Mental Health Facilitator Curriculum Development – WHO / National Board of Certified Counsellors International collaboration. (2006-)
- PAHO Consultant for Mental Health Policy and Service development – Guyana (2006-)
- WHO Consultant for Mental Health Policy and Service development – The Gambia Mental Health Policy / Planning Program (2005)
- Project Leader – Mental Health Training – Trinidad/Tobago (2005) – Trinidad Northwest Regional Health Authority sponsored
- 1998 MD, Dalhousie University
- 1994 Masters in Educational Psychology, Dalhousie University.
- 1992 Ph.D. in Neuroscience, McGill University. Incomplete (1991-92)
- 1991 First Class Combined Honours Microbiology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University.
Hong-Teck Chua, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Malaysia
Undersecretary, Corporate Policy and Health Industry Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia
- Non-clinical policy research and formulation
- Secretariat for Malaysian Cabinet and Cabinet Committee in Ministry of Health
- International relations and trade
- Development and promotion of healthcare industry
- Public policy with emphasis on health care system and financing
- University of New South Wales: Ph.D. in Health Finance and Economics
- University of Southern California: M.P.A. in Health and Primary Care Management
- National Institute of Public Administration: Diploma in Public Management
- University of Malaya: Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Bernice Dahn, M.P.H., M.D.
Liberia
Deputy Minister for Health Services / Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
Public Health Instructor, A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine
Pediatrics Instructor, J.F.K. Medical Center
- Collaborate with other stakeholders in setting policies and standards to guide and regulate health care provision and health program management in the country
- Monitor the health care delivery system to ensure that cost-effective, quality care is provided and accessible to all
- Provide supportive supervision and up-to-date technical support and guidance for capacity building at various levels of health care delivery and health program implementation
- Coordinate and consolidate county health program development in support of county/district initiatives
- Compile county health programs and synchronize them to reflect a national health programming strategy
- Develop and manage health program monitoring and evaluation system
- Develop and promote culturally sensitive health learning methods, systems and materials as demanded by county health programs
- Design mechanisms for drug management, control, information systems, regulation and registration
- University of Washington, Seattle: M.P.H.
- University of Liberia, A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine: M.D.
- University of Liberia, T.J. Faulkner College of Science & Technology: B.Sc. in Zoology
Enrico Davoli, M.P.H., M.D.
Italy
Technical Officer, Emergency Medical Services, World Health Organisation
Responsibilities:- Examine the relationship between organizational structures and outcomes, and clinical performance and financial efficiency
- Facilitate the exchange of information to assist emergency medical services in reducing levels of mortality and morbidity whilst reducing inappropriate use of emergency departments
- Gather and evaluate information and design tools on organizational structures, and clinical performance and financial efficiency
- Incorporate input of other team members and partners in identifying strategies for coordination of health care delivery and access the impact of information and communication technologies on emergency medical services
- Incorporate input of other team members and partners in supporting the professional development of emergency services personnel
- Instituto Superiore di Sanita Ð Italia (WHO Centre): M.P.H.
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: P.G. Diploma
- University of Tor Vergata, Rome via Orazio Raimondo: M.D.
Mary Josephine Dulawan, M.H.A., M.D.
Philippines
Provincial Health Officer II, Ifugao Provincial Hospital
Responsibilities:- Overall management and supervision of all health programs and activities within the province
- Oversee the management of the health systems in the Province
- Act as the concurrent Chief of Hospital for the Ifugao Provincial Hospital
- Oversee the health planning of the province
- Lead in the advocacy and fund generation of health funding
- Manage the monitoring and evaluation of the health systems in the province
- Act as Project Manager and coordinates for various health projects in the province
- Public health
- Hospital care management
- University of the Philippines, College of Public Health: M.H.A.
- Far Eastern University: M.D.
- Saint Louis University: B.Sc. in Biology
Abel Dushimimana, MD
Rwanda
Minister of Health
Spain
Director, CAP Maragall; Director, Primary Care Foundation Projects; Associate, Professor in Medicine for the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona
- EADA-Fundació Doctor Robert-Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Executive Master degree in Hospital Management & Health Affairs.
- Les Heures-Universitat de Barcelona: Master degree in Clinic & Welfare Management of Primary Care
Erica Dyson
United Kingdom
Executive Director of Development & Redesign - Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust
Visiting Professor in Healthcare and Regeneration, Salford University, Greater Manchester, UK
Responsibilities:- Facilities Management & Hotel Services
- Estate and Infrastructure
- Information Technology
- Contract Management
- New Business Development
- Public Private Commercial Partnerships (Private Finance Initiative)
Professional areas of interest:
- Executive and Non-Executive Governance
- Strategic planning
- Business reengineering
- Project and program management
- Technology and large scale change
- Public private partnerships
- Diagnostics and primary care
- Commercial disciplines in the NHS
- Manchester University, United Kingdom: Semitics
- Edinburgh University, United Kingdom: Adult Education & Community Development, C Dip AE
- Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom: Accounting & Financing, C Dip AF (ACCA)
- Salford University - Institute of Directors Chartered Directorship
Edit Eke, M.D.
Hungary
Senior Fellow, Semmelweis University Health Services Management Training Centre
Responsibilities:- Research
- International programmes and projects
- Training (graduate and postgraduate)
- Health care workforce migration
- Human resource management in health care
- Marketing and communication in health care
- Linkage between practice and theory in management of health services
- Semmelweis University Health Services Management Training Centre: Diploma in Health Services Management (MSc equivalent)
- University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Faculty of Medicine: M.D.
Jose Leoncio de Almeida Feitosa, M.D.
Brazil
Director, Federal Regulatory Agency for Health Plans and Insurance (ANS)
Cardiac Surgeon, Lagoa Hospital (Ministry of Health)
Cardiac Surgeon, Hospital of Federal University
- Plan, coordinate, and organize activities of integration of information in supplementary health and compensation for the public health system in Brazil
- Research and study ways of stimulating the competition in supplementary health market to improve quality of care
- Universidade Federal Fluminense: M.D.
Paloma Fernández Cano, M.B.A.
Spain
External Affairs Executive Manager, Merck Sharp & Dohme de España, SA
- Development of partnership programs with Regional Health Services
- Product support with non-prescribing audiences
- Coordination of the Program on pharmaceutical Policy Issues
- Coordination of the Health Targets and Values in Health Policy Porgram
- Looking for additional alternatives that can improve the existing model of R&D&I
- Provision and access to medicines through a wide cooperation of the different stake holders and the development of the appropriate incentives to each of them
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain: Degree in Pharmacy
- Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Madrid, Madrid, Spain: Speciality in Clinical Biochemistry
- Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, Spain: Executive M.B.A.
Tarsila Ferro, R.N., M.A.
Spain
Director of Nursing, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
Teacher, Nursing Studies, Health Care Administration, University of Barcelona
- Nursing management in a comprehensive cancer centre
- Defining roles and programmes for cancer care from a nursing perspective in cooperation with the Medical Director
- Management innovations in healthcare systems
- Quality cancer services / quality in health care systems
- Education in new professional roles in cancer services / health care system
- Coaching
- University of Barcelona, School of Nursing: R.N.
- University of Barcelona: M.A. in Management in Nursing Services
Joe Gibson, M.B.A.
United Kingdom
Director of Strategy & Implementation, NHS East Lancashire
- Effective strategic purchasing and supply chain management for health systemsInnovative models for value based provision of mental health outreach services
- Corporate shared services and integrated business management in the NHS
- Open University: M.B.A.Open University: B.A. in PhilosophyRoyal Air Force College: Engineering Officer
- Royal Air Force College: Officer Training
Antoni Peris i Grao, M.D.
Spain
Managing Director, Consorci Agents de Salut (CASAP)
Managing Director, Primary Care Team, Can Bou
- Autonomous University of Barcelona: M.D.
Mitos Gonzales, M.M.
Philippines
Planning Officer III, Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau, Department of Health
Responsibilities:- Assist in the assessment of health plans, national program / project implementation and agency performance
- Assist in the formulation of internal health plans including investment plans
- Assist in the development of sectoral and internal systems and standards for health planning
- Provide technical assistance, advisory and consultancy services to sectoral and internal clients pertaining to health planning and program / project development
- Collaborate with other agencies and stakeholders in the health sector
- Planning, policy development and research
Brent Green, Ph.D., M.P.H.
USA
Senior Consultant, Training and OD Department (HR Division), Sutter Health
Responsibilities:- Consultant to Physician Exam Room Communications pilot
- Manage senior executive Mentor Program for top 150 leaders
- Executive Coach for senior leaders, physicians, and teams; design and conduct executive team retreats
- Team lead for senior leader succession (Management Continuity) program
- Design team member for new Corporate University targeted at top 300 leaders
- Team member “Great Workplace Survey” to improve leadership, retention and organization processes
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Organization Development / Training
- Executive Coach
- Assessment
- Program Design
- Team Development
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Health Promotion
- San Francisco School of Psychology, Ph.D. in Organization Psychology
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health: M.P.H. in Social / Administrative Health Sciences, Leadership Program in Community Mental Health (focus on planning, evaluation, consultation)
- California State University, Long Beach: M.A. in Sociology
- California State University, Northridge: B.A. in Sociology
Rukhsana Haider, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Bangladesh
Regional Adviser, Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO, South East Asia Regional Office, India
Responsibilities:- Help governments implement nutrition programmes in eleven South East Asian Member countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, DPR Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste) to achieve WHO objectives and goals
- University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health: Ph.D. in Public Health Nutrition
- University of London, School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health and Policy: M.Sc. in Human Nutrition
- Fatima Jinnah Medical College: M.B.B.S.
Mustak Hassan Iftekhar, M.Sc.
Bangladesh
Deputy Secretary to the Government, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh
Responsibilities:- Budget of the Planning Division and Planning Commission
- Expenditure control and planning
- ICT related matters
- Acting as a focal point of Poverty Reduction Strategy of Bangladesh in the Planning Division
- Special matters assigned by the Secretary e.g. SAARC, BIMSTEC
- Health Policy & Planning
- Health economics
- Health sector reform
- University of York, Department of Economics and Related Studies, United Kingdom: M.Sc. in Health Economics
- University of Rajshahi Bangladesh: LL.M.
- University of Rajshahi Bangladesh: LL.B.
Germany
Head of Public Relations and Health Policies, MSD Germany- Bonn University: Law degree
Youn Hoon Joo, MD, PhD
Korea
Executive Manager, Private Health Insurance Task Force Team, Samsung Life Insurance Company
- Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Biochemistry: PhD
- Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Biochemistry: MS
- University of Michigan, School of Public Health
- Seoul National University, College of Medicine: Medicine MD
- Seoul National University, College of Natural Science: Pre-medicine
KeeTaig Jung, Ph.D., M.B.A.
South Korea
Professor, Chair / Director, Kyung Hee University
- Established Korea's 1st healthcare MBA and undergrad dept. of health services management (founding chair)
- Directing the Healthcare Industry Research Institute (HIRI) at Kyung Hee U.
- Teaching MBA students
- Directing the research institutes
- Competition and strategic management of health care institutions
- Comparative health care systems
- Health care finance and economics
- Alternative medicine industry
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Ph.D. in Health Care Systems & Insurance and Risk Management
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance / Health Care
- Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea: B.A. in English Literature / Business Administration
Maria Eulália Juvé, R.N.
Spain
Nursing Coordinator, Institut Catala de la Salut
- Nursing professional development programs
- Definition and assessment competencies and clinical competency project
- Nursing clinical and economical outcomes project (hospital setting)
- Nursing research advancement program
- Information systems and clinical online documentation
- Nursing Staff stabilization and distribution
- Same as responsibilities, and
- (1) Improving leadership skills
- (2) Increasing general management knowledge
- (3) Getting widening health care perspectives
- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain: Registered Nurse
Estonia
Chairman of Board, Medicum Ltd.
Education:
- Helsinki University, Finland: Master in Quality Improvement in Health Care
- Tartu University, Estonia: MD
Donald W. Kemper
United States
Chairman and CEO, Healthwise, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people make better health decisions
Chairman, Information Therapy Commission
- University of California at Berkeley: Masters in Public Health
- Georgia Institute of Technology: Masters in Health Systems Engineering
Kenneth Korve, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.Sc.
Nigeria
General Manager, Policy Planning & Monitoring, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
Visiting Senior Lecturer in Operations Research and Statistics, Benue State University: Makurdi, Nigeria
- To organize and coordinate the workflow, oversee and manage the work programmes of the department of Policy, Planning, & Monitoring staff
- To ensure quality and timeliness of plans, reports, budgets and other products
- University of Jos, Nigeria: M.B.A.
- University of Jos, Nigeria: P.G.D.M.
- University of Southampton, England: Ph.D. in Operations Research
- University of Jos, Nigeria: M.Sc. in Mathematics
- University of Jos, Nigeria: B.Sc. (Hons) in Mathematics
Todorka Kostadinova, M.A., Ph.D.
Bulgaria
Associate Professor, Strategic Management, Social Marketing, Nursing Management, Faculty of Public Health, The University of Medicine, Varna, Bulgaria
President, Association of Bulgarian Hospitals
- Teach graduate courses in strategic planning, marketing (including social marketing and health promotions), as well as hospital management, leadership in transition period, nursing management and integrated care programs
- Advise graduate students in special projects (Developing marketing strategies, business plans), internships, and academic performance
- Assist in developing and managing training, research, and field service projects as well as new business initiatives pertaining to strengthen leadership/management, health access, health systems and services
- International health policy
- Strategic management
- Education and training
- Mental health
- Integrated care
- University of National and World Economy: Ph.D. in Economy and Management of Social and Cultural Activities
- University Economics: M.A. in Pedagogy
- University Economics: M.A. in International Economic Relations and International Tourism
Anand Sivasankara Kurup, M.Phil., M.A.
India
Health Leadership Service Officer, World Health Organization, China
Responsibilities:- Manages maternal and child health programs
- Contributes to policy and advocacy initiatives
- Supports development of guidelines for social mobilization for AIDS treatment and care programs
- Supports the communicable diseases surveillance and response team that deals with avian and human influenza pandemic preparedness
- Contributes to program planning and monitoring
- HIV prevention in key populations, AIDS care and support
- Maternal and child health
- Jawaharlal Nehru University: M.Phil. in Public Health
- Mahatma Gandhi University: M.A. of Social Work
- Mahatma Gandhi University: B.Sc. in Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics
Patrice S. Lange, M.A.
Akron, Ohio, USA
Summa Health System, System Vice President of Planning and Corporate Support
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for areas in strategic planning, marketing and Corporate Communications
Professional Interests:
- Committed to the communities that Summa Health serves
- Currently working for the community revitalization in the University Park district, an area near Akron City Hospital
Education:
- Master’s degree in Heath Services Administration, The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wang Jun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
South Korea
- Representative & General Surgeon, Incheon Sarang General Hospital
- Publisher & CEO, Korean Doctors' Weekly: Circulates about 25,000 copies
- Medicine
- Healthcare policy
- Hospital management
- Medcical journalism
Education:
- Seoul National University, Medical College, Seoul, Korea: M.D.
- Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea: Completed the course of a doctorate
Normando Legaspi, MD
Philippines
Provincial Health Officer, Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro, Department of Health
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the overall health system of the province
- Supervise the personnel and staff of the Provincial Health Office
- formulate guidelines, rules, and regulations for health operations for an efficient, effective and economical implementation of all health services in the province
- Supervise, monitor and evaluate implementation of health programs and services in the Provincial Hospital, Municipal Rural Health Units (RHU) and all Satellite Hospitals in the province
- Formulate and implement policies, plans, programs and projects to promote the health of the people in the local government unit concerned
- Execute and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to public health
- Recommend to the Sanggunian (Provincial Boad), through the Local Health Board, the passage of such ordinances as he may deem necessary for the presentation of public health
- Direct the sanitary inspection of all business establishments selling food items and/or providing accomodations such as hotels, motels, lodging houses, and the like, in accordance with Sanitation Code.
- Conduct health information campaigns and coordinate with the government agencies and non-government organizations involved in the promotion and delivery of health services.
- Be in the frontline of the delivery of health services, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made & natural disasters and calamities
- Conduct regular staff meeting in hospitals and field health units to thresh out problems and disseminate information
Education:
- Flagship Course on Health Sector Reform And Sustainable Financing Asian Institute of Management, Paseo De Roxas, Makati, Philippines, 2006
- Certified Family Physician, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Marconi St., Makati, Philippines, 2003
- Certified Hospital Administrator; Philippine College of Hospital Administrators, Manila, Philippines, 2000
- Masters in Hospital Administration College of Public Health, University of the Philippines, Pedro Gil St., Manila, Philippines, 1994-1995
- Orthopedic Traumatology, Philippine Orthopedic Center, Banawe St., Quezon City, Philippines, 1986 - 1987
- Post Graduate Hospital Internship; Jose R. Reyes Medical Center, Sta Cruz, Manila, Philippines, 1982-1983
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, Espana St., Manila, Philippines, 1978 -1982
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Espana St., Manila, Philippines, 1973-1978
Iskra Ligüerre, M.D.
Spain
Director of clinical processes, Institut Catala de la Salut, Ambit d'Atenció Primaria de Barcelona
Responsibilities:
- Coordination clinical processes between primary care and reference hospital
- To improve the referral rates of patients at the specialized level
- To assessment health outcomes
Professional areas of interest:
- Integrated care systems
- Health care leadership
- Disease management
- International health policy
- Quality in improvement and systems transformations
Education:
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona: Direction of Health Institutions
- Barcelona University: Master in Primary Care Teams Management
- Barcelona University: M.D.
Victor Litlhakanyane, M.D., M.B.A.
South Africa
Chief Operations Officer for Primary Care, Partnerships and Diagnostics, Netcare
Responsibilities:- Responsible for Diagnostic services with the Netcare group, including Radiology and Pathology; Primary care division made up of Medicross and PrimeCure, and Partnerships including Government relations, corporate social investment; public private partnerships, and Transformation
- Leadership
- Health Policy
- Private public partnerships
- University of Natal: M.B.Ch.B
- University of the Free State: Masters in Medicine, specializing in Radiation Oncology
- University of the Free State: M.B.A.
- University of Cape Town: Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management
Jason Liu, M.B.A.
Switzerland
Project Manager – China and SE Asia, Global Health Initiative: World Economic Forum
Responsibilities:
- Country level outreach manager for HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria in China, Thailand & Indonesia
- Lead development of public private partnership with UNAIDS, WHO, ILO, and 180+ companies
- Manager for US and European private sector partnership development
- Lead and coordinated 2005 Annual Meeting for GHI, raising health profile rank from #13 to #2
- Responsible for GHI Global Taskforce growth and development
Professional areas of interest:
- HIV / AIDS / Tuberculosis / Malaria
- International development
- Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
Education:
- MIT, Sloan School of Management; Cambridge, MA: M.B.A.
- Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations; Ithaca, NY: B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations
- University of Oxford, St. Catherine’s College; Oxford, England: Visiting student, Philosophy, Politics, & Economics (PPE)
Juan E. del Llano Señarís, MD, PhD
Spain
General Director, Gaspar Casal Foundation—supervising and coordinating educational programs and health applied research projects.
Also, professor of public health and health management, San Pablo CEU University, and iDEC, Pompeu Fabra University, Madrid
- Complutense University, School of Medicine: MD, PhD
- Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK: M.Sc, Community Health
- La Paz Hospital: MIR, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Specialist
Riffat Hossain Lucy, M.D., M.P.H., FCGP, DCM, MBA-HM
Bangladesh
Part-time Faculty, Bangladesh College of General Practitioners (BCGP)
Consultant, UNFPA Bangladesh
- Development of draft project proposal justifying the maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity status, socio-economic factors, current reproductive health situation of Bangladesh and supportive policy documents
- Review of government endorsed policy documents such as Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Program (HNPSP), National Maternal Health Strategy (NMHS), Poverty Reduction and Social Development (PRSP), MDG, etc
- Sharing and feedback from the UN and Development Partners
- Coordination with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- IBAIS University Melbourne: M.B.A. - Health Management
- University of Dhaka: M.P.H.
- University of Dhaka: F.C.G.B.
- University of Dhaka: DCM
- University of Dhaka: M.D.
Abdullahi Maiwada, M.Sc., M.P.H., FIPH
Nigeria
Program Manager – Reproductive Health, United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Abuja, Nigeria
Responsibilities:- Perform a variety of design, development, management and evaluation for Reproductive Health programs under SO 13
- Increase use of social sector services
- Assist the Senior Reproductive Health Program Manager in administration of USAID’s Reproductive Health programs in Nigeria
- Serve as a Cognizant Technical Officer and Activity manager to some USAID RH major projects – ensuring compliance with USAID’s regulation by Implementing Partners
- Work with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other Donor community on Reproductive Health and population activities
- Reproductive Health and Family Planning
- HIV/AIDS
- Health Systems Development and Program Management
- Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Department of International Health and Development: M.P.H.
- University of Wales Swansea, Center for Development Studies: M.Sc. in Economics and Social Sciences with a concentration in Population and Reproductive Health
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria: B.Sc. in Biochemistry
Laurentino J. Martí, M.A., M.Sc.
Spain
Technical Assistant, Institut Català de la Salut
Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) is the main public provider of health services in Catalonia and belongs to Department of Health. ICS is composed of 8 Hospitals and 470 Primary Care Units and employs more than 37,000 health care professionals.
Responsibilities:- Technical and personal assistance to Chief Executive Officer.
- Project development and coordination for direction board members.
- External and internal corporate communication development.
- Collaboration in research projects: professional participation, primary health care contracting, and emergency care delivery systems
- Strategic planning
- Knowledge and information management systems
- Organizational networks management
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona: Ph.D. in Business Organization (unfinished)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona: M.Sc. in Health Economics and Healthcare Management
- CEF, Barcelona: M.A. in Financial Management
- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona: B.A. in Economics
Shelley Martin, MPH
Berkeley, California, USA
Executive Director, Health Research for Action, School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
Responsibilities:
- To provide direction for strategic and economic growth for Health Research for Action (HRA), a center within the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
- To raise and oversee a budget of $5-7 million per year to translate findings from research into policies, resources and programs that reduce health disparities.
- To oversee the creation, implementation and dissemination of HRA's print, web, and multimedia resources, using a consumer-driven approach.
- To convene state and national leaders and policymakers on issues including HMO consumers' benefits and rights, health literacy, hospital to home transitional care for older adults and their caregivers, and parenting education best practices.
Professional areas of interest:
- Rural health
- Health care access
- HIV/AIDS
- Multi-lingual health communication
Education:
- Loma Linda University: M.P.H. with a concentration in Health Promotion
- New York University: B.Sc. in Education
Jordi Martinez, M.D., M.A.
Spain
Director of Health Center, Primary Care: Institut Catala de la Salut
- Director of methodology, quality, and evaluation in SAP Baix Llobregat Litoral area
- Director, Primary Care Team Vinyets
- Marketing Manager, Primary Care Foundation
- Tutor and Co-director of Postgraduate in Quality in Primary Care
- Director, Course of Quality in Primary Care for trainers in Family Practice
- Primary care management
- Quality management
- Sharecare management
- Universitat Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain: M.D.
- Les Heures-Universitat Barcelona, Spain: M.A. in Clinic & Welfare Management of Primary Care
Patrick Masobe, M.Sc.
South Africa
CEO, Council for Medical Schemes
- Strategic management and leadership of South Africa's regulator of the private health insurance plans
- Policy development on health insurance
- Advise Minister and the Board, Management of corporate objectives
- High level engagement with stakeholders on health insurance regulatory and policy matters
- University of London, The London School of Economics & London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: M.Sc. in Health Financing
United States
South Asian Region, Human Development,
The World Bank
(Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Uganda)
- -Harvard: B.A. International Health and Development
Ronald Mooij, PhD
Netherlands
Head of division Healthcare innovation, Netherlands, Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Professional areas of interest:
- Public health services in the Netherlands.
- Health monitoring after disasters.
- Youth healthcare.
- Labour and health.
- Health and environment
- Health protection and promotion.
- Disease prevention
- Healthcare innovation and technology
Education:
- 2003 University of Cambridge “Transforming health: from policy to Action”
- 1992-1995 Doctorandus degree in Public administration at the University of Amsterdam
- 1988-1989 Management degree in non-profit organizations
- 1982-1986 Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy
Gillian Morgan, DBE, DSc (Hon), DRCOG, MB BS
United Kingdom
Chief Executive, NHS Confederation, Victoria, London
Responsibilities:
- Made the organization one of the most influential in the public sector.
- Increased turnover for £3.5m to £20m though the charity and through the establishment of NHS Employers, NHS Partners (representing business) and establishing a number of commercial companies.
- Won public affairs Organisation of the Year 2007
- Developed influential partnerships including the “Health Hotel” and the “17 Million reasons partnership” with patient groups.
Professional areas of interest:
- Shown commitment and am a strong advocate for better measures to assess NHS public sector performance.
Education:
- Continues-CPD in management and public health medicine and numerous courses for example cabinet office node
- 1987-1991-General management training scheme
- 1976-1982-A range of hospital and general practitioner jobs that have left Gillian accredited in medicine and general practice
- 1971-1976-University College Hospital Medical School
Javier Murillo, M.B.A.
Spain
CEO, ADESLAS
Responsibilities:
- Director General and Member of the Board (CEO), ADESLAS -2000-Present
Education:
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Industrial Engineer (1985)
- American Production & Inventory Contro